And what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, and to love kindness and mercy, and to humble yourself and walk humbly with your God? (Micah 6:8)

Friday, June 28, 2013

SNSS Summer Die-Version Blog Hop

Now that summer is finally here, how about a little diversion...that is...a Die-Version! Welcome to the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Summer Die-Version Blog Hop! We are so thrilled to bring you 3 fabulous new die sets today plus oodles of eye candy for your creative taste buds. :)Before we get to sharing the pretties, check out these wonderful new dies!

Small Leaves Dies $6.25

Shape Dies $19.75

Wave Dies $8.50

How fun are they?! Wait till you see what the Design Team has done with these dies!

Creative Nugget: This card uses the sketch from the Sketch Challenge on SCS this week. The background was made with several layers of Dylusions ink sprays. The little diamond pattern was sponged through a stencil with Peeled Paint and Gathered Twigs Distress inks. The Queen Anne's Lace from the Nature Silhouettes 2 stamp set was double stamped with Early Espresso Ink to create a shadow and dotted with a white gel pen. The little leaves were die cut from a variety of left over scraps from my mixed media experiments. Some of the leaves were embedded using the Canvas Impression Plate and other were popped up for dimension. The banner was hand cut from Bo Bunny DP and layered onto Early Espresso card stock. The sentiment from the Prayerful Thoughts stamp set was stamped on the hexagon from the Shapes Dies set. A ltttle twine bow finishes off the card.

Creative Nugget: The hexagon shapes were again cut from scraps of DP and mixed media paper and layered onto True Black hexagons...what a good way to use up those scraps! The sentiment and bees from the Bee Happy Rhubarb stamp set were stamped between the hexagon shapes and embossed with the Canvas Impression Plate. Gingham ribbon was tied in a bow around the card front which was matted in True Black and mounted to a Golden Harvest card base. Rhubarb was colored with Copic Markers, fussy cut, and popped onto the card. Stickles glitter was added to the wings to finish the card!

To see my card made with the Wave Dies set you will have to stop back tomorrow for The Sweet Stop challenge where we will have another wonderful sketch to spark your creativity!

Be sure to comment at each stop along the way for a chance to win one of our new die sets! We will be awarding 3 winners one of the new die sets!

Fabulous cards Cahty. Especially love the cute Rhubarb image with the hexagon shapes. I was going to use him, but didn't have a chance to color the image. Thank you for your sweet comment. Same back to you! Love the way you use the dies and images... and your coloring and layering are awesome... it's a joy visiting your blog and seeing your creations. :)

Your cards are amazing! I love that silhouette stamp and the leaves, oh my. Also love that cute bear with the hexagons. Great job!

I met you and Korin last weekend at Angela's and since you mentioned that you had a challenge blog I entered a card using the stamp set I bought, I am number 29 at the sweet spot or you can go here, http://www.flickr.com/photos/53388866@N02/9161436115/in/photostream I thought you would like to read what I wrote and see my card.

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I am first and foremost a Christian, a wife of thirty years to my husband and best friend, happy owner of four beautiful golden retrievers, three of which have crossed the "Rainbow Bridge," retired elementary teacher, and stamper. I love God's word, spending time with family and friends, taking Kody, our current golden, for long walks, and creating in my stamp room.

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